Louise Blaho Named Amarillo Politest Switchboard Operator
Amarillo winner Mrs. Louise Blaho received a bouquet and 25 dollars after a surprise contest by The News-Globe to find the politest switchboard operator. The bank switchboard at First National Bank hosted the moment as reporters announced the prize.
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Mrs
Louise Blaho
Amarillo
News-Globe
News- Globe
First National Bank
Blake
Zerla Parr Sory
Cleveland
Rudy Blaho
Rudy
Army Launches Typist Search in Amarillo
Lt. Arthur J. Murphy and Lt. S Lawrence Rothman will be in Amarillo for two weeks to recruit stenographers typists clerks and male messengers to replace military personnel leaving for battlefronts. Applicants must be 17 years old pass civil service tests and medicals for immediate hire with travel authority. Dress and living conditions details to be provided at the United States Employment Service office 323 West Seventh Avenue.
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Arthur J. Murphy
S. Lawrence Rothman
Army Service Forces
Amarillo
Murphy
Rothman
Washington
Ecruits
WMC
United States Employment Service Office
Wet
Seventh Avenue
Russians Open Latvian Attack in Baltic Front
London reports Soviet high command said Russian bombers attacked German trains and stores at Daugavpils Latvia and Tartu Estonia triggering explosions and fires as a possible prelude to a renewed northern offensive. Moscow claimed a Moldava River crossing by Soviet forces in Romania near the Moldavia river. No major front changes reported.
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Soviet High Command
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Latvia
Tartu
Estonia
Red Army
Moldiva
Romania
Iasi
Moscow
Falticeni
Dnester River
Tiraspol
Berlin
Narva
Kativa
Pskov
Japs in Tanks Close On Loyang In Henan Campaign
Japanese forces using up to 200 tanks pushed within two miles of Loyang as Chinese defenses around Henan Province weakened. The loss of Mienchih and Tinghao station to Japanese columns threatens Chinese escape routes along the Linghar railway, limiting northwestern Henan’s options.
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Chungking
Loyang
Henan Province
Mienchih
Pots
Lovang
Honan Province
Berlin
Shunroku Hata
Comemander
Honan
Eastwest
Linghar
Grain Leaders To Meet Here In Amarillo
Grain leaders from seven states gather in Amarillo for meetings of the National Federation of Grain Co-operatives and the Producers Grain Corporation. M. W. Thatcher of St Paul is federation president and L. T. Marhugh of Plainview heads Producers Grain. Delegates come from Utah Minnesota Indiana Missouri Kansas Colorado and Oklahoma.
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National Federation of Grain Co-operatives
Producers Grain Corporation
Amarillo
M. W. Thatcher
Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association
St. Paul
Boy Chemist Builds Lead Pipe Cannon in City Neighborhood
In Salt Lake City, young Jimmy Beck crafted a cannon from a lead pipe and loaded it with drugstore powder. The blast drew attention and the device now resides in the police headquarters gun room as a notable local item.
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Salt Lake City
Jimmy Beck
Jimmy
Endorsement of Negro Vote Bewilders Canyon
Canyon, Texas faces a furor after Randall County Democratic delegates voted for a resolution open to Negro participation in primaries. Professor Joe L. Duflot backed the measure, saying it should be non discriminatory, while locals called the action a mockery of democracy and said it does not reflect Canyon’s views. Delegates to the state convention in Austin are listed as W. J. Flesher, J. L. Duflot, G. W. Cox, and Dr. J. A. Hill.
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Canyon
Randall County
Joe L. Duflot
West Texas State College
News-Globe
Panhandle
Canyon Square
Duflot
Roosevelt
Dewey
Randall
Montgomery-Ward
Washington
Austin
W. J. Flesher
J. L. Duflot
G. W. Cox
J. A Hill
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